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Thanks Dr. Wilson! Millionaire eases traffic jams by giving away $200K in free CTA tickets
The millionaire and perennial political candidate donated $200,000 of his personal fortune to help out Chicagoans struggling with transportation costs with free fare cards.
March 17, 2022
Homeless coalition hopes CTA security plan won’t “criminalize” unhoused people on the ‘L’
"I don't think there's really going to be a decrease in people sleeping on the trains until we have a more systemic solution in place.”
March 14, 2022
Una actualización sobre CDMX, un lugar innovador del transporte sostenible
Ya es hora de que el campo de la planificación urbana deje de omitir los éxitos de las ciudades como la Ciudad de México, para encontrar técnicas innovadoras para mejorar el ambiente transporte sostenible.
March 11, 2022
An update on Mexico City, an overlooked sustainable transportation innovator
It's way past time for the urban planning world to stop overlooking the many successes of Latin American cities like Mexico City to find innovative ways to improve walking, biking, and transit.
March 10, 2022
Number of unarmed guards on CTA doubling to over 200 to address crime, rule-breaking
It will be important to monitor whether the increase in security personnel leads to more unhoused people being ejected from the system without being offered a better alternative for shelter.
March 9, 2022
Nice: CTA gets $118M in operations funds, opportunity to apply for electrification cash
The operations funds will help address service gaps due to labor shortages. Plus federal grant programs were announced that the CTA can apply for to fund plans to electrify its bus fleet by 2040.
March 8, 2022
New Botanic Garden fee scheme discourages walk/bike/transit, encourages driving
For a supposedly environmental-minded organization to do that can only be described as hypocritical and perverse.
March 7, 2022
CTA looks to commission 6 pieces of public art for stations as part of RPM Project
The CTA has announced plans to add to its growing public art collection with six works scheduled for installation as part of the reconstruction of the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations.
March 4, 2022
Closed underpasses, and opening minds about a radical redesign of DuSable LSD
Impassible underpasses aren't just inconvenient. They also highlight the inconvenient truth that our addiction to cars is contributing to the existential threat of climate change.
March 2, 2022
During Ukraine invasion, subways have served as bomb shelters and protest sites
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds at rapid pace, public transportation continues to play a role on both sides of the border.
February 26, 2022
